Augmented Reality for Realtime Strain Visualization

C#
Unity
Augmented Reality

This project created a proof of concept demo for a system utilizing the Microsoft HoloLens and using Unity and C#. The goal of the project was to create an augmented reality view of displacement within a concrete composite slab for Dr. Chris Higgins and his Civil Engineering team to have a visual of the movement of strain gauges within the slab during their strain testing. The system reads in a data file provided by Dr. Higgins and his team and then displays a number of colored orbs in the HoloLens display that move and change color as the strain values become more intense. The orbs are grounded to a green box which can be moved using the HoloLens' gesture technology allowing the user to set up the augmented reality field for testing wherever they please and have full control over the environment. This system will pave the way for a future research project headed by Professor Mike Bailey to create an integrated system that can read the data from the Civil Engineering departments tests in real-time allowing for a deeper understanding into the way concrete composite materials experience strain over time.

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Artifacts

Name Description
Code Freeze Demo A test run of the project using mock data to show the general operation of the system.   Link
Wave Basin Lab Demo #1 An in-person demo of the system for Dr. CHriss Higgins at the Tsunami Wave Basin Lab in Corvallis, making use of a data file given to us by the Civil Engineering Team to show proof of concept.   Link
Wave Basin Lab Demo #2 An in-person demo of the system for Dr. CHriss Higgins at the Tsunami Wave Basin Lab in Corvallis, making use of a data file given to us by the Civil Engineering Team to show proof of concept.   Link